Tonight, Orton stood tall for the third time after yet another RKO on the champion, setting the stage for "The Viper's" homecoming in St. Louis tomorrow. This closing segment of "WWE SmackDown" was mainly just a Cena promo — he told the audience our childhoods will die at Backlash. Also, a fan threw a Michelob Ultra bottle at him.

Randy Orton has made the undisputed WWE champion look like a chump every week. Friday's episode of SmackDown was no different. Orton slithered into striking range and laid out John Cena with one more RKO before their match at Backlash.

WWE Backlash 2025 was headlined by the last-ever showdown between John Cena and Randy Orton for the Undisputed WWE Championship. The match was the culmination of one of the most historic rivalries in WWE history.